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Project by Danette Smith posted 810 days ago 560 views 0 times favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Hi Everyone!
Here are some more small boxes I have done. You can see the potporrui
that I put inside the boxes with the screens. Hope you enjoy! “Keep burning
and learning”...Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith


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chamoruboy

128 posts in 901 days


posted 810 days ago

Hello,

Beautiful pieces. I’m just starting to experiment with adding color to wood. I have been having problems with color bleeding. Anyone have any good tips and advice? I’m using woods like basswood and alder.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

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Danette Smith

126 posts in 1172 days


posted 810 days ago

I’m using the same woods. What are you coloring with? I use oil pencils from Walnut Hollow. I’ve never had a problem with bleeding…tell me how do you color? Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

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Don

2590 posts in 1069 days


posted 810 days ago

Again, Dannie, very nice. How do you make the oval fluted boxes?

Oh, almost forgot – I just love small wooden boxes. LOL

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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Danette Smith

126 posts in 1172 days


posted 810 days ago

Hi Don! You are too funny lol! I didn’t make the oval fluted box..I bought it up in Canada at Chipping Away about 4 years ago…it is made very well…It is pine wood. Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

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MsDebbieP

14161 posts in 1053 days


posted 810 days ago

LOVE the blue heron scene .... gorgeous

love the boxes as well
the cat peeking through is my favourite -so cute and SO well done!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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pat sherman

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posted 810 days ago

if you are having trouble with color bleeding. put a sanding sealer on it first before the color.
and if you use colored pencils. be careful of how much paint thinner yu use to “melt” the pencil on the wood.

pratice on scrap wood first.

good luck.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

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mot

4902 posts in 929 days


posted 810 days ago

Nice boxes!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Danette Smith

126 posts in 1172 days


posted 810 days ago

Thanks everyone for taking time to comment on my boxes. It’s really appreciated. “Keep burning and learning” Danette

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

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chamoruboy

128 posts in 901 days


posted 810 days ago

Danette & Pat, thanks for the advice, I will experiment some more. Roger also suggested using a gel stain which has a thicker viscosity than other types of stains. I have been using water based acrylic paints and different types of wood stains.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

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TomFran

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posted 810 days ago

Very beautiful work! These will be special to someone.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Don

2590 posts in 1069 days


posted 667 days ago

Nice to see your work again, Dannie. Thanks for feeding my love of small wooden boxes.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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